diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index f472fbdda8..5e7cdfe77a 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static void help(void)
        "    --capath <directory> CA directory (made using c_rehash) to verify\n"
        "                    peer against (SSL)\n"
        "    --ciphers <list> What SSL ciphers to use (SSL)\n"
-       "    --compressed    Request a compressed response (using deflate).");
+       "    --compressed    Request a compressed response (using deflate or gzip).");
   puts("    --connect-timeout <seconds> Maximum time allowed for connection\n"
        "    --create-dirs   Create the necessary local directory hierarchy\n"
        "    --crlf          Convert LF to CRLF in upload. Useful for MVS (OS/390)\n"
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ operate(struct Configurable *config, int argc, char *argv[])
 
       /* new in curl 7.10 */
       curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_ENCODING, 
-                       (config->encoding) ? "deflate" : NULL);
+                       (config->encoding) ? "deflate, gzip" : NULL);
 
       res = curl_easy_perform(curl);